The failed execution of Christa Pike, which one death penalty expert described as unprecedented, led Republican Gov. Bill Lee to order a review, calling what happened “deeply disturbing” on Thursday and indefinitely postponing Pike’s execution and another one that had been scheduled for this year.
Christa Gail Pike, 50, had been scheduled for execution at 10 a.m. Wednesday for the killing she committed at age 18 and would have been the first woman executed in…
Some of Tennessee’s top Republicans said Monday they want to explore alternative ways of executing condemned prisoners after the failed execution of Christa Pike, which…
Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday while receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said. This comes a day after a failed attempt to execute her…
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